Blog o cestovaní nielen po Japonsku / Travel blog

9. January 2016

Lake Tama

EN: Lake Tama is an artificial lake located in the western part of Tokyo, Higashiyamato area to be precise. It is a water reservoir which supplies water for the city. Therefore no fishing or swimming is allowed, instead of that, the location is great for various sports, especially cycling and jogging. There is also a small amusement park called Seibuen Yuuenchi, so it is not a surprise that the place was rather busy on Saturday sunny afternoon.

The best thing for cyclists is the designated cycling road, which starts close to Koganei park, well, exactly here to be precise and it leads straight up to the lake. So the cyclists do not have to worry about car traffic, but there are quite a lot of pedestrians who just do not like to follow the rules and walk even in the opposite direction. So of course you cannot just roll 35 km/h, because there are people in the way, but I believe during normal working day the route is not that busy. Plus, this is still better than riding on the road in the middle of traffic and stopping at all the traffic lights.

The route from Nakano to the lake was roughly 45 km long, although the cycling road goes on all around the lake, plus I am not sure if it does not circle even Lake Sayama, which lays just next to Tama. I believe it it a place worth of visiting, but unfortunately today I decided to ride to Tama a bit late in the afternoon, so I had to turn around early. Next time it will require a day trip, so I can visit both lakes and take some more pictures.